DIY Decor: Rolled Paper Bulletin Board

You’ve got a stack of magazines hiding in a corner. On the table is a stack of random papers, picture, cards and more. Organizing both of them is quite simple and looks pretty funky! Making a rolled paper bulletin board is quite easy: It involves rolling pages from magazines, taping them to a piece of cardboard and hanging on a wall. From there you take some pushpins and that stack of photos and other mementos and stick them up on the bulletin board you made yourself!

Items Required

old magazines or 8 1/2 x 11 coloured paper

cardboard (such as a cereal box)

tape

a pencil

ribbon

pushpins

Directions

Flip through the magazines and tear out pages that are very colourful, preferably straight to the edge (as opposed to having a white border around the page). Minimal text and white space will work the best. Another option is to use colourful 8 1/2″ x 11″ paper such as scrapbook paper for a cleaner look.

To make the rolls, first decide which corner has the most colour. Flip the page over, place your pencil (lead side facing in so the eraser end doesn’t get stuck – opposite to how it is pictured!) on the opposite corner (if you like the bottom-right corner, start rolling from the top-left) and start rolling. Pull the pencil out as the paper starts wrapping around it. Once you reach the end, place a small piece of tape on the point.

Decide how large you want your bulletin board to be and cut a 2″ wide strip from the cardboard as long as you desire. Roll enough pages to cover the cardboard.

There are a number of ways to attach the paper rolls to the cardboard: I chose to tape each one individually. Other options are to use double-sided tape, hot glue or glue dots.

Once completed, attach the ribbon to the back of the cardboard. Hang on the wall and start pinning your items!